Municipality of Anilao holds Forum and Organizational Development for their OFs and Families

Anilao, Iloilo – In light of the recent event concerning slain OFW Joanna Demafelis of Sara Iloilo, the Municipality of Ajuy conducted a forum and organizational development for their OFW and family constituents on February 23, 2018 at the Liga ng mga Barangay Hall. The event aimed to create awareness to OFW families and LGU continue reading : Municipality of Anilao holds Forum and Organizational Development for their OFs and Families

National Migrants’Sunday in Iloilo held

The Jaro Archdiocesan Commission on Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People led the Migrants’ Sunday Celebration on February 18, 2018 at St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary with the theme, “Welcoming, Protecting, Promoting, and integrating Migrants and Refugees”. Present in the celebration were DOLE Regional Director Atty. Johnson G. Cañete and Iloilo Province PESO Chief Francisco continue reading : National Migrants’Sunday in Iloilo held

Body of slain OFW Joanna Demafelis arrives in Sara, Iloilo

(Report from CNN Philippines, February 18, 2018) The body of slain Filipino worker Joanna Demafelis is finally home. Demafelis’ remains were brought to her hometown of Sara, Iloilo, Sunday afternoon. Her body arrived in the Philippines from Kuwait on February 9, and was flown to Iloilo Saturday. She was then taken to a funeral home continue reading : Body of slain OFW Joanna Demafelis arrives in Sara, Iloilo

PESO Iloilo develops employment tracking system for local and overseas jobs

The Public Employment Service Office of the Iloilo Provincial Government has developed an employment tracking system to track basic employment information of successful applicants deployed for local and overseas work, purposely for profiling and monitoring. The electronic Company Registry and Employment Tracking System (eCRETS) will provide accessible and real-time information for municipalities to monitor the number continue reading : PESO Iloilo develops employment tracking system for local and overseas jobs

ASEAN Consensus on migrant workers rights, protection signed

ASEAN Consensus on migrant workers rights, protection signed By Camille A. Aguinaldo, InterAksyon | November 14, 2017, 9:03 PM MANILA – Leaders of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday formally signed a consensus that would protect the rights of migrant workers. At the signing ceremony, President Rodrigo Duterte presented to continue reading : ASEAN Consensus on migrant workers rights, protection signed

PUBLIC INVITATION FOR INTERESTED MIGRANTS GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 17 EVENT @ SM City Iloilo

We have a date on 17 Nov 2017, SM City, Iloilo City! MCG members and interested migrant groups and organizations are invited to join us on 17 Nov (Friday), 1-5 PM. This will be one of the events in the DTI Panublion event on 13-19 November 2017. Activities for November 17: 1. Signing and launching continue reading : PUBLIC INVITATION FOR INTERESTED MIGRANTS GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 17 EVENT @ SM City Iloilo